Many SMEs will be disappointed to hear that the government is planning to scrap the Help to Grow: Digital scheme barely a year after being launched.
Commenting on the news, Tina McKenzie, FSB policy chair, said, “The Help to Grow scheme is the Government’s flagship small business productivity policy. It has barely been around for a year and although uptake is low, firms should be given the time to reap the benefits instead of having it snatched away during a time of economic crisis.
“This decision creates a vacuum in public policy tech adoption. If this is cancelled, what is the Government’s plan to boost digital productivity?”
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Email JaimeTina added, “Turning Help to Grow into Help to Slow – at Christmastime no less – is a Scrooge move. We would urge small businesses to consider if they can use the scheme before applications close on 2 February.
“The Government is already proposing downgrading the high take-up R&D tax credits which have been a lifeline to so many small firms, rolling back on its own policy successes.
“Removing the Help to Grow Digital scheme on top of that smacks of a government that is doing nothing more than carving an anti-growth legacy for itself.”
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